The grinding process is taken over from the machine grinding process, and further polishing is carried out by the human eye and hand senses. In the 1990s, we developed a robot to automate this process and succeeded in mass production.

Today, the production of even higher-grade products has become the mainstream, and we are aiming for a high level of perfection with a craftsman's sense that can flexibly respond to the delicate and individual differences in blades.

​Automation by machine is important, but the superior skills of individual craftsmen are the treasure of Hokiyama cutlery.